Can I run BmuS in pull mode (NAS to NAS)?

Yes.

“Pull” mode is excellent for security (ransomware protection). Since BmuS is designed to run locally on the backup device, the logic is quite simple:

If you enter an IP, BmuS might try to run connectivity checks (Ping) or attempt to mount the destination itself, which isn’t needed here.

The Setup: You need to mount your Primary NAS’s SMB share to your Backup NAS’s filesystem first (e.g., via /etc/fstab or OS mount to /mnt/primary_nas).

The Config: In BmuS, you then treat this mount simply as a local folder.

BACKUP_SOURCES="/mnt/primary_nas" (The path to your mounted SMB share)

BACKUP_PATH="/mnt/local_storage" (The local disk on your backup NAS)

Important: Please leave NAS_IP=""empty in your bmus.conf.

Since the mount is handled by the OS, BmuS treats this as a “Local Backup”.